The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-11
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Loo.s.


with the corresponding week in 1856, of 1851. %.
Wm Dowd, president of the L., n. A. 81 O.. is
In the West, and will make trip over the sys-
tenn while absent from his headquarters, New
YORK.
President Wing, of the ST. Louis Sc Chicago
road gives notice of the appointment of l.. 5.
Graves general agent, with headquarters at ST. |
Louis.
Some new syndicate las obtained control of
the Illinois Indiana e. Iowa road. Whether it |
Is the A., Il. 81 S. f. people the c.. b. q q is |
the query.
B. f. Lafertv. for many years agent OF the |
j., nj. & /. at New Albany, and a very popular |
official. died on Wednesday, his death resulting |
from paralytic stroke.
Ross Kells has been appointed assistant 81 |
perintendent of motive power, in charge OF the |
New YORK, PENNSYLVANIA q ONO mot ~ power
department with Office at Cleveland, o., to take
effect Feb 10.
Rumor has 1t that Henry Fink is to be made
general manager of both the Richmond q Dan
Vile, Of which E. B. Thomas is now the general
manager, and of the East Tennessee, Virginia q
Georgia. recently consolidated with the first
named road.
John F. Miller, general superintendent Of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg. is IN the
city looking matters over, and will remain over
until this evening Harry Miller, engineer of
maintenance Of way of the Indianapolis division,
accompanies him.
c. W. Fairbanks, solicitor of the l.. B. & W.,
has received information to the effect that over
$4,000 out of 100, 900 shares of the l., Is. q W.
stock have assented to the reorganization plan,
and all doubt as to the consolidation scheme be-
ing carried out is removed.
1t is stated that B. w. Wren, general ticket
and passenger agent OF the East tennessee. VIZ
gna & Georgia, has been offered the superin-
bency Of the road. Mr.. Wren is we'll known in
Northern railroad circles. and this promotion will
De gratifying news to his friends.
Competition is so sharp between the express
companies that their agents are already in the
Southern markets making contracts to bring
Southern fruits north when the season Tor ship
ments commences and cheap rates for strawber-
ries and peaches may safely be anticipated
Superintendent Mcleod, Of the Philadelphia
& Reading road, says tt at were all the roads to
treat their men as honorably as does the present
management of the P. & r. the employees would
have grounds for complaint. and the voca-
ton Of the walking delegate would be gone.
Surveys of line extending the Lake Erie &
Western to Peoria were resumed on Thursday
by Civil Engineer Gmbel and four assistants
This survey is being made independent OF all
former surveys, the purpose being to secure as
short line, and with as light grades as possible.
There is good authority for stating that D. b.
Martin, Western passenger agent of the Bee
line headquarters st. Louis, is to succeed A. y.
Smith as general PASSENGER agent OF the Bee.
line Mr.. Martin is a wide-awake. weli-posted
passenger man. and withal popular as q railroad
man.
H. Nj. Bronson, general passenger agent OF the
l., b. & w., returned yesterday from Chicago
The only thing done, practically, at the meeting
OF general passenger agents. was to discuss The
clause Of the interstate bill in which they are in
terested, as to get uniform interpretation of
the document
Officials Of the Pullman Car Company have
fully decided, it is stated the best AUTHORITY,
to abolish stoves in their cars. One of the Off
cials states that the company are now investi-
eating the late inventions for heating purposes
and propose to adopt the best method regardless
of the expense attached to such improvement.
The pending litigation between District Pas
senger Agents Martin. of the c., l., St. L. & G.,
and Fisher. of the c., H. & D., comes up for a
hearing to-day before Justice of the Peace John
son. Both parties are to be defended by able
legal talent. @. II. Marshall, solicitor of the c..
II. & D., came mp last night to assist in the de-
Tense.
Judge Corlett was rather severe in rendering
Judgment at Buffalo in the foreclosure proceed
ings against the Buffalo, New York 81 Phiadel-
pha- He said that the old road was solvent,
but il had been saddled with other lines aud
ed fnancier until it had become iusolvent, and
there was nothing to do but to proceed to fore
closure
Some crank wrote a letter to President De-
pew, OF the New York Central. after the Yer
mont railroad accident. claiming to have in
vented new and absolutely safe scheme to heat
cars. If Mr. Depew should refuse to adopt the
scheme he could keep right on burning his pass
encers. Mr. Depew says he will neither ADOPT
nor burn
The resignation of A. j. Smith. general pas
senger agent Of the Bee-ine, to accept q similar
position on the Lake Shore. WAS quite a surprise
to- passenger mems circles Mr. Smith hal
served the Bee-line IN some important capacity
for twenty years, and since 1878 as its genera
passenger agent. 1t is said handsome increase
In salary induced him to make the change
1t is expected that many Of the State legisla
tures will now proceed to enact laws prohibiting
the of stoves in railroad cars. In fact. the
Legislature of New York already has a bill Of
that character before it. The law-making bodie!
had better not be in hurry, says an old rail
roader. before they legislate against stoves
They had better make that there is some
thing ready to take their place.
One who is we'll posted regarding the affairs o
the Wabash expresses the opinion that the pur
chasing committee will, March /, pay tn,
$1,000, 900 ordered by the United States Cour
and give bonds for ISL ,000 600, rs ordered TIL,
officials appointed by Judge Cooley are nov
climbing upon the anxious seat, as doubtless TIM
purchasing committee have of their owl
choosing TO fill the important Offices
large photograph of tho grave in which D
NJ. Kendrick, general passenger agent of tn,
New York Central road, was buried, and tn,
floral emblems which surrounded it. has bee,
taken, and will be highly appreciated by hi
friends. as seldom are floral EN- blems profus,
ana as extensive as those offered on that occa
sion. One Of the emblems, that forwarded BY
the New York Central officials cost $275, ant
Others exceed 500 each.
The committee appointed by the Atchison
Topeka d Santa Fe management to secure
way of entrance into Chicago are now givin:
the matter careful investigation. The choice O
the committee lies between the Western Indian,
and the Great Western system. The Western
Indiana is leased by the Chicago s. Eastern
Illinois, and is owned jointly by the c. & E. I.
the L., T. A. c.. the Chicago & Atlantic. tn,
Grand Trunk and the Wabash. Probably THU
entrance will be the choice of the executive com
tnittee of the A.. T. & s. F.
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